FDA alerts providers to safety risks with battery-powered mobile medical carts
The Food and Drug Administration recently warned health care facilities of potential safety risks associated with battery-powered mobile medical carts, including reports of explosion, fires, smoking or overheating of equipment that required hospital evacuations associated with the batteries in the carts. The agency recommends that health care professionals and facilities take certain steps to reduce the potential for injury to patients, staff and visitors. Battery-powered mobile medical carts include crash carts, medication dispensing carts, and carts that carry and power medical devices for point of care, barcode scanners, and patient monitoring. For more information and recommendations, see the FDA letter.
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